About Us

The Trustees and staff of the Otto Bremer Foundation carry on Otto Bremer's vision in their work, guided by Otto Bremer's trust agreement and the knowledge of his life and actions. In “About Us,” learn more about the guiding philosophies of the Foundation, who to contact, where the Foundation office is located, and Foundation publications.

Community Focus

The Otto Bremer Foundation owns a majority share of Bremer Bank, and a portion of the bank's profits comes to the Foundation as dividends, enabling the Foundation to invest back in the communities that are homes and neighbors to Bremer banks in the form of grants and program-related investments. In determining geographic eligibility for a grant, Foundation trustees and staff consider a number of factors, including physical proximity to Bremer Bank communities and how the work of a specific program or organization will positively affect residents of those communities